Magdalene Mountain
NE Ridge - Class 2+
Trailhead: Top of the Rockdale 4x4 road near Clohesy Lake
Route: NE Ridge
Distance: 11.2 Miles
Elevation Gain: 3925ft
Time: 6 Hours
Partners: Solo
GPX
One of my favorite Sawatch hikes... assuming you don't have to hike the road.
A fun 4x4 road with stream crossings, a gentle hike in a gorgeous area, easy 2+ scrabling up the ridge to the summit. What's not to like?
Distance: 11.2 Miles - Elevation Gain: 3925ft
The 4x4 road was blocked by avy carnage a few hundred yards from the gate.
Looking south up the valley on the hike in
Huron and company to the northwest
Just me and my shadow
Emerald
Looking east to the saddle that leads to Silver King Lake and access to Magdalene's NE Ridge
Looking east to Harvard from the saddle
Magdalene
Looking back to Emerald and the saddle
Magdalene and Silver King Lake
I hopped on this ridge and found a relatively nice trail that lead to the saddle below the NE ridge
Looking NE to Oxford and Belford
Harvard in the distance
Magdalene's fun scrambly ridge
Summit Selfie
Oxford, Belford Missouri and Emerald.
Harvard and Columbia
Silver King Lake
Silver King Lake
Huron, Ice and the Apostles
Clohesy Lake
Clohesy Lake
Lovin the Tacoma on these roads